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2021 Corkill Cup was a five-player paintball tournament held on 23–24 October 2021 at Arena Paintball, 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1][3][5] The competition honoured Steve Corkill and his family's contributions to New Zealand paintball.[3]

Background

Arena Paintball described the Corkill Cup as an annual Paintball Direct event, continuing a tradition of honouring Steve Corkill and his family.[3]

Tournament format

PBLeagues listed the event as an Open X-Ball competition with ten-minute games.[1]

Arena Paintball advertised five-player Race competition, although its announcement contained conflicting references to three-point and four-point mercy rules.[3]

Other advertised arrangements included:[3]

An M500 paint allowance, described as one hopper and two pods per player.
NXL ramping at 10.5 balls per second.
A single round robin followed by finals.
A dedicated New Zealand refereeing team rather than peer refereeing.
Mandatory use of paint supplied by the venue.

Early registration cost NZ$350 per team before 10 October, increasing to NZ$450 afterwards. Free camping, showers and toilets were available at the venue.[3]

Registered teams

PBLeagues recorded five registered and paid entries.[1][2]

Team
CZ Factory
East Coast Defiance
Expendables
Imortal Knights
Titans Manawatu

These names reproduce the registration list, rather than a final classification.

Photographic record

Victoria Kate Photography published an album titled Paintball Direct Corkill Cup 2021. The accompanying discussion includes a request for team photographs taken on the second day, corroborating that the tournament took place.[5]

Results and trophy evidence

The available records do not establish a verified final classification.

In 2026, Vince Knipmeijer published photographs of historical New Zealand paintball trophies and medals, including a trophy inscribed "Corkill Cup 2021" with a second-place emblem.[4]

The trophy does not identify its recipient. Although Knipmeijer described the collection as mainly associated with BOP Blast and TPC Blast, neither name appears among the five PBLeagues entries. The award therefore cannot be attributed to either team on that evidence.[2][4]

References

External links

Corkill Cup – PBLeagues

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+'''2021 Corkill Cup''' was a five-player [[paintball]] tournament held on 23–24 October 2021 at [[Arena Paintball]], 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1][3][5] The competition honoured Steve Corkill and his family's contributions to New Zealand paintball.[3]
-'''2021 Corkill Cup''' was a five-player tournament [[paintball]] competition scheduled for 23–24 October 2021 at [[Arena Paintball]], 558 Kimbolton Road, Feilding, New Zealand.[1][3]
-The tournament was organised as a tribute to Steve Corkill and his family in recognition of their contributions to New Zealand paintball.[3]
 == Background ==
+Arena Paintball described the Corkill Cup as an annual Paintball Direct event, continuing a tradition of honouring Steve Corkill and his family.[3]
-Arena Paintball advertised the Corkill Cup as a two-day tournament continuing an existing tradition honouring Steve Corkill and his family.[3]
-The organiser described the competition as an annual Paintball Direct event.
-The available sources do not establish the year in which the Corkill Cup was first held or provide a complete history of earlier editions.
 == Tournament format ==
+PBLeagues listed the event as an Open X-Ball competition with ten-minute games.[1]
-The event was registered through PBLeagues as an Open X-Ball competition with ten-minute games.[1]
+Arena Paintball advertised five-player Race competition, although its announcement contained conflicting references to three-point and four-point mercy rules.[3]
-Arena Paintball's published event information advertised five-player Race competition, although the listing contained conflicting references to three-point and four-point mercy rules.[3]
+Other advertised arrangements included:[3]
+* An M500 paint allowance, described as one hopper and two pods per player.
-Other advertised arrangements included:
-* Three-player paint allowance designation M500, described as one hopper and two pods per player.
 * NXL ramping at 10.5 balls per second.
 * A single round robin followed by finals.
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 * Mandatory use of paint supplied by the venue.
-The organiser advertised early registration at NZ$350 per team before 10 October, increasing to NZ$450 afterwards.[3]
+Early registration cost NZ$350 per team before 10 October, increasing to NZ$450 afterwards. Free camping, showers and toilets were available at the venue.[3]
-The venue also offered free camping, with shower and toilet facilities available.
 == Registered teams ==
+PBLeagues recorded five registered and paid entries.[1][2]
-PBLeagues records five teams registered and paid for the competition.[2]
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-The registration list is not a final classification and does not independently establish which teams completed the tournament.
+These names reproduce the registration list, rather than a final classification.
-== Historical trophy evidence ==
+== Photographic record ==
+Victoria Kate Photography published an album titled ''Paintball Direct Corkill Cup 2021''. The accompanying discussion includes a request for team photographs taken on the second day, corroborating that the tournament took place.[5]
-In 2026, Vince Knipmeijer published photographs of a collection of New Zealand paintball trophies and medals. The collection included a trophy inscribed "Corkill Cup 2021" with a second-place emblem.[4]
+== Results and trophy evidence ==
+The available records do not establish a verified final classification.
-The photograph documents a second-place award associated with the tournament, but the trophy does not identify the recipient.
+In 2026, Vince Knipmeijer published photographs of historical New Zealand paintball trophies and medals, including a trophy inscribed "Corkill Cup 2021" with a second-place emblem.[4]
-Although Knipmeijer described his collection as mainly associated with BOP Blast and TPC Blast, neither name appears among the five registered entries in PBLeagues.[2][4]
+The trophy does not identify its recipient. Although Knipmeijer described the collection as mainly associated with BOP Blast and TPC Blast, neither name appears among the five PBLeagues entries. The award therefore cannot be attributed to either team on that evidence.[2][4]
-Consequently, the trophy cannot currently be attributed to a particular team.
-== Results ==
-The surviving PBLeagues records establish the advertised tournament programme and registrations, but do not provide verified final standings.[1][2]
-A photographed second-place trophy survives, although the recipient has not been independently established.[4]
-The tournament winner, third-place team and complete match results remain unverified.
 == See also ==
 * [[2021 Paintball Factory Cup]]
 * [[2021 Arena Cup]]
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 == References ==
+# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/info PBLeagues – Corkill Cup, event information, 23–24 October 2021].
-# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/info PBLeagues – 2021 Corkill Cup, event information, 23–24 October 2021].
+# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/teams PBLeagues – Corkill Cup, registered teams].
-# [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390/teams PBLeagues – 2021 Corkill Cup, registered teams].
+# [https://www.arenapaintball.co.nz/events Arena Paintball – Corkill Cup, October 2021 event announcement and competition information].
-# [https://www.arenapaintball.co.nz/events Arena Paintball – Corkill Cup, original October 2021 event announcement and competition information].
 # [https://www.facebook.com/share/1FXQVMms57/ Vince Knipmeijer – Historical New Zealand paintball trophies and medals, including the 2021 Corkill Cup second-place trophy, Facebook, 2026].
+# [https://www.facebook.com/victoria.kate.photographynz/posts/1094324877980515/ Victoria Kate Photography – Paintball Direct Corkill Cup 2021, Facebook photographic album and accompanying discussion].
 == External links ==
 * [https://pbleagues.com/event/7390 Corkill Cup – PBLeagues]
-* [https://www.arenapaintball.co.nz/events Arena Paintball – Tournament calendar]
 [[Category:Paintball tournaments in New Zealand]]
 [[Category:Paintball tournament results]]

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